Thursday, August 8, 2024
10625 Telge Road, Houston, TX 77095, USA
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We will publish the conference agenda in June 2024.

If you would like to suggest topics or speakers for SEG Solar Manufacturing Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in August, or if you would like to speak yourself or join us as a partner, then please get in touch!
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  • 10625 Telge Road, Houston, TX 77095, USA
Marketing@segsolar.com
10625 Telge Road, Houston, TX 77095, USA

Agenda

Thursday, August 8, 2024
8:00am-9:00am
Registration and Networking Breakfast
9:00am-10:20am
Keynote Speech

9:00am

Welcome and Introduction of the Factory

Jun Zhuge

Founder & COO
SEG Solar

9:10am

Company strategy and blueprint
Jim Wood

Co-Founder & CEO
SEG Solar

9:20am

Timothy Johnson
Timothy Johnson

Director of Strategic Sourcing - Solar
ENGIE North America

9:30am

Kelly Berg

VP Solar & EV Charging
Sonepar

9:40am

Nico Johnson
Nico Johnson

CEO, SunCast Media
Host & Creator, SunCast Podcast

9:50am

Nino Natale
Nino Natale

CEO
Lightspeed Solar

10:00am

Bobby Lieb

President & CEO
Houston Northwest Chamber of Commerce

10:10am

Chase A. Silman

Field Representative for the Office of
Congressman Morgan Luttrell

10:20am

Lawrence Bell
Lawrence Bell

Community Involvement for the Office of
Commissionner Tom Ramsey

10:30am-10:40am
Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
10:50am-11:50am
Factory Tour
12:00pm-1:00pm
Lunch and Closing
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Jun Zhuge

Founder & COO
SEG Solar

Jun Zhuge, Founder & Chief Operating Officer (COO): founded SEG Solar in 2016. Mr. Zhuge has over 30 years of experience in the technology industry, working at Forbes 500 companies such as Schlumberger, KLA Tencor, and Linde Gas. From 2012 to 2016, Mr. Zhuge served as the Chief Technology Officer of other Tier 1 solar company and various senior executive officer positions in the solar industry. Mr. Zhuge holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Cal Poly, California, and a Master of Business Administration in technology management. In addition, he holds patents in both the U.S. and China and authored a chapter titled “Solar Manufacturing” in the American Semiconductor Manufacturing Handbook published by McGraw and Hill.

Jim Wood

Co-Founder & CEO
SEG Solar

Jim Wood serves as the CEO and President of SEG Solar, a Houston, Texas-based company dedicated to building the best Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) for solar energy. Operating from North Carolina, Jim brings over twenty years of experience in the solar industry. He has successfully led teams in selling over 6GW of solar panels to a diverse range of utility, commercial, and distribution partners.

Jim co-founded SEG Solar 7.5 years ago and has been instrumental in its growth ever since. Before transitioning to the solar industry, he had a successful career in finance with Merrill Lynch. He is also a former NABCEP certified Solar Installer. Throughout his career, Jim has held key positions at two other tier 1 module suppliers, managing sales across the eastern USA and North America.

SEG Solar is committed to establishing a robust USA supply chain and providing ethically produced and efficient solar modules to customers.

Timothy Johnson
Timothy Johnson

Director of Strategic Sourcing - Solar
ENGIE North America

Timothy Johnson is a seasoned professional in solar and energy storage procurement, currently working as the Director of Strategic Sourcing at ENGIE North America. He holds an MBA in Marketing from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from the University of Oklahoma. Tim lives in Colorado and enjoys reading, camping, and hiking in his free time.
Kelly Berg

VP Solar & EV Charging
Sonepar

Kelly Berg is a tenured professional in renewable markets, bringing 15 years experience with a focus on Channel Sales. Currently serving at Vice President Solar & E-Mobility at Sonepar USA, she has been driving corporate strategy in these dynamic segments for the past year. Kelly holds an MBA from the University of Phoenix and Bachelor degree in Philosophy from Queens University. Fun fact, her family owns/operates a global power conversion product manufacturing business, originating when her father built his first inverter in the garage over 30 years ago.
Nico Johnson
Nico Johnson

CEO, SunCast Media
Host & Creator, SunCast Podcast

Nico Johnson, is an 18-year solar industry veteran. Through his SunCast podcast and live events, Nico interviews top clean energy leaders to help build a more robust and successful entrepreneur ecosystem and community of #SolarWarriors. With more than 700 episodes covering solar, energy storage, technology innovation, microgrids, blockchain, and energy finance, Nico has interviewed many luminaries in the business, and leverages that learned experience to help clients of SunCast Media deliver unique content that connects.

Nino Natale
Nino Natale

CEO
Lightspeed Solar

Nino Natale is the Founder and CEO of Lightspeed Solar. His company has directly supplied, shipped and/or stored over 1.5 GW of product since 2020.

Lightspeed currently has over 100 MW of active SEG supply contracts and has been one of their highest volume residential distribution partners for the last couple years.

Bobby Lieb

President & CEO
Houston Northwest Chamber of Commerce

Currently serves as President & CEO at the Houston Northwest Chamber of Commerce. Bobby took over this role in June 2019 after being hired as the Vice President of Economic Development at the Chamber in 2017.

Prior to moving to Houston in 2016 with his wife Meredith, he spent the majority of his youth and career life in Durango, Colorado, where he worked for the family’s garment manufacturing and retail company. Bobby & Meredith also owned and operated a clothing retail store in Newport, RI immediately after college, before returning to Durango to resume work with the family business.

Bobby transitioned out of the family business in 2000, to head up Durango’s newly founded economic development organization, and successfully merged it with the Chamber of commerce 3 years later where he continued to serve as executive director of both operations for 3 more years.

In 2006, Bobby moved back over to the private sector as a project manager for a new business park development at the Airport. This project was fraught with political acrimony from the local county commissioners and so in the 2010 Bobby ran for La Plata County Commissioner, serving one term before moving back into commercial real estate.

Bobby’s proudest achievement is the 3 children he and Meredith raised, who have all moved on to pursue their passions and successful careers.

Received a BS in International Marketing from Arizona State University.
Additional information and notable achievements can be found on my LinkedIn profile:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbylieb/

Point of Interest: Originally from Newport Beach, CA, Bobby’s parents closed a successful women’s swimwear company in 1976 and moved the whole family to Wengen, Switzerland for two years before moving to Durango.

Lawrence Bell
Lawrence Bell

Community Involvement for the Office of
Commissionner Tom Ramsey

Welcome to the SEG Solar Manufacturing Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. Your presence alongside esteemed industry celebrities, government representatives, and our valued partners will make this a truly remarkable event.

Chase A. Silman

Field Representative for the Office of
Congressman Morgan Luttrell

Welcome to the SEG Solar Manufacturing Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. Your presence alongside esteemed industry celebrities, government representatives, and our valued partners will make this a truly remarkable event.